I'll I know for sure from the video is that its producer is into boobs instead of the product being sold. I hardly ever noticed the product because of the continual blatant distractions.
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Fleksy's Predictive Touch Keyboard Comes to iOS Apps with New Developer Tools
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I'll I know for sure from the video is that its producer is into boobs instead of the product being sold. I hardly ever noticed the product because of the continual blatant distractions.
I was thinking the same thing. One of those really should have dropped to free for a week or 2 with ads. Then they get a ton of downloads from people wanting to try out the keyboard plus the ad revenue. Like this, they make no money off people like you and I and a lot of iOS users.
Ummmm..
I thought it was not allowed... it is against Developer rules, right? I thought Apple was adamant about not having alternative keyboards as to not destroy uniformity and simplicity. Having some apps with iOS6 keyboards is icky enough.
So I like the idea but I feel Apple will stomp on them and not approve updates quoting such a rule.
Now Apple, if you allowed a simple link on your keyboard to activate alternate "views" it allows the user to decide what keyboard they want, allowing for the possibility of a controlled third-party ecosystem you still require rules for.
I thought it was not allowed... it is against Developer rules, right? I thought Apple was adamant about not having alternative keyboards as to not destroy uniformity and simplicity. Having some apps with iOS6 keyboards is icky enough.
So I like the idea but I feel Apple will stomp on them and not approve updates quoting such a rule.
Now Apple, if you allowed a simple link on your keyboard to activate alternate "views" it allows the user to decide what keyboard they want, allowing for the possibility of a controlled third-party ecosystem you still require rules for.
No idea what this product is about... I guess is similar to the swipe found on Nexus devices... The ad is so bad...
One of the reasons Apple doesn't allow changing the keyboard out (and they are MANY reasons) is for security. How can you be absolutely sure that the keyboard isn't logging what you type?
Yes there is, follow the link at their site: http://fleksy.com/
I was using the app before the developers could use it in their apps and so far it is the only keyboard on which you can actually type without looking at it. Its main target is blind people and it really works. Good luck typing on a swipy keyboard without ever looking at it.
Video...
So awful... (despite being filmed in my neighbourhood)
feel ill...
must never ever use this.
Edit: OK, I tried out the demo app. Doesn't seem all that different to the built in keyboard, except that it speaks words to you as you type and adds swipe gestures to choose alternate suggestions. The keys are also a bit larger and a lot bolder than the built in keyboard.
Accuracy at recognising dictionary words was good. Maybe even slightly better than Apple's built in keyboard. However, it failed to automatically learn custom words like my name, which was annoying. Even after typing it carefully several times it would keep correcting it to something silly
So awful... (despite being filmed in my neighbourhood)
feel ill...
must never ever use this.
Edit: OK, I tried out the demo app. Doesn't seem all that different to the built in keyboard, except that it speaks words to you as you type and adds swipe gestures to choose alternate suggestions. The keys are also a bit larger and a lot bolder than the built in keyboard.
Accuracy at recognising dictionary words was good. Maybe even slightly better than Apple's built in keyboard. However, it failed to automatically learn custom words like my name, which was annoying. Even after typing it carefully several times it would keep correcting it to something silly
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Fleksy is the most overrated keyboard ever. I hope apps don't set it as default, as that's the first thing I'm turning off. Tried it on Android and didn't like it at all.
A lot of us like Apple gear, and also want them to be even better.
If Apple listened to people like you, we'd all be stuck using the first iPhone with the first version of iOS. No 3G. No GPS. No MMS. No video. No multitasking. No Facetime. No improvements at all.
Easy. Don't allow it any permissions to communicate with the outside.
no he just wants it improved (all of these features are something you could turn on and off)
your answer is akin to answering someone a decade that wanted a two button mouse that he want macos to become windows. ios7 already took a lot out of what android was offering
im interested in what effect these apps have on peoples writing skills as the software always fixes what we write. are we regressing?
What a stupid video. It was about a minute and a half into it before we got to see anything at all that the product did (allow typing without the keyboard visibly present).
I just hope I can erase that guy's goofy grin from my mind.
I just hope I can erase that guy's goofy grin from my mind.
And no apps. Remember?
Anyway, all I want is for autocorrect to be a little smarter. Someone else has already mentioned some improvements. It could also examine the words you've already typed to see if it can guess, based on grammar or common word phrases, what you're trying to type.
For example, my iPhone has this infuriating habit of autocorrecting "well" to "we'll" incorrectly. I'll type "Oh well, that's too bad" and it will turn the "well" into "we'll" virtually every time. So then I actually want to type something like "We'll meet at noon" and I get lazy and skip the apostrophe thinking it will get autocorrected. But no, it doesn't! Aargh.
While I love Apple's hardware design I can't help but realize how pathetic/behind iOS is in comparison to Android....never thought I would make the switch but honestly never been happier. I hope iOS can eventually catch up and I'll switch back...
you are so right. For some stupid freaking reason my iOS doesn't think that writing Munoch everytime followed shortly by deleting the word to type Munich is a mistake. I'm writing Munoch like 10 times a day now. resetting the keyboard does nothing. For some reason the dictionary seems now worse than ever.. I don't get it !!!
I thought the AD was fun, can't imagine the typing without seeing a keyboard being useful though
Apple really needs to allow third-party keyboard to replace the primitive iOS keyboard, period.
It's amazing how much better is typing on Android with something like SwiftKey. Going back to the iOS keyboard is like going back to the original iPhone.
Only people who have never experienced anything else for more than 5 minutes can defend the iOS keyboard with a straight face. It just sucks.
It's amazing how much better is typing on Android with something like SwiftKey. Going back to the iOS keyboard is like going back to the original iPhone.
Only people who have never experienced anything else for more than 5 minutes can defend the iOS keyboard with a straight face. It just sucks.
Agreed. This is my big problem with iOS....if Apple simply allowed 3rd party Keyboards they would make a lot of users happy. No one is forcing users to use said keyboards, but users should at least have a choice.